Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics 9781501162176

Sophie Scholl: The Real Story of the Woman Who Defied Hitler: The Real Story of the Woman Who Defied Hitler 9780752462462, 0752462466

On 22 February 1943, Sophie Scholl, a 21-year-old student at Munich University, was executed by the Nazi regime, along w

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Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South 1646142446, 9781646142446

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn’t affect our present day, but we w

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Those Who Saw the Sun: African American Oral Histories from the Jim Crow South 9781646143214

The past is not past. We may think something ancient history, or something that doesn't affect our present day, but

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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 9781101622742, 1101622741

For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stu

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The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches from Jim Crow to the Sunbelt South 9780674065239

Driving along the coasts of the American South, we see miles of luxury condominiums, timeshare resorts, and gated commun

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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 9781101622742, 1101622741

For readers of Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stu

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Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Series Volume XIc: The African American Experience, From Jim Crow to Civil Rights

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Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African Americans in the South 1538115530, 9781538115534

Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African-Americans in the South. As the Civil Rights Movement explod

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The Man Who Didn?t Shoot Hitler: The Story of Henry Tandey VC and Adolf Hitler, 1918 9780752489148

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Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers who Fled Hitler 9780300274608

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience? In the 1930s, co

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